Passport to Washington Libraries offers prizes for library visits

Families traveling around Washington this summer have a new reason to stop in at libraries along the way: the chance to win bookstore gift cards from the Washington Center for the Book.

Through A Passport to Washington Libraries, which will run from June 15 to Sept. 15, anyone visiting a Washington library can post a creative photo to a crowd-sourced state map to show the range of public libraries available across the state. Visitors who post photographs of at least five Washington libraries to sos.wa.gov/q/passport will be eligible to win bookstore gift cards of $50, $75, and $100.

There are 238 public libraries in Washington. Sno-Isle Libraries alone includes 23 locations, with many summer events that provide additional reasons for visiting.

“A Passport to Washington Libraries gives Washingtonians a great new reason to make library visits part of their summer travel plans,” said State Librarian Cindy Aden. “This will be a fun and engaging way for everyone to learn about the amazing resources we have in our libraries.”

In order to win prizes, participants must register at sos.wa.gov/q/register, and at least two of the library visits must be 50 miles or more from the visitor’s hometown.